2 killed in Noakhali road crash

Two people were killed and three others injured as a microbus hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on the Laxmipur-Begumganj road in Banglabazar area of Begumganj upazila on Sunday morning.The deceased were identified as Helal,25, and Kabir, 28.Mohammad Zaher, sub-inspector of Chandraganj highway police, said the accident took place in the area around 7.30am as the microbus hit the auto-rickshaw while overtaking, leaving Helal dead on the spot and four others injured.
The injured were rushed to Noakhali General Hospital where Kabir succumbed to his injuries. -UNB, Noakhali